Untitled Cycle of an Unending Cosmos; Feline Ulna

Latin name: Felis silvestris catus
Common name: Feral cat

Artist name: Morgan Chivers
Techniques: Skinning and maceration of found roadkill, single bone encased in clear glass

In contemplation of the big bang and the potential of a big crunch, I introduced found faunal remains into a mass of hot, crystal­ clear glass. The fantastic amount of heat boiled the oils, enzymes, and proteins that constitute any living organism, effectively nullifying any recognizability by returning the corpus to its elemental constituents. Though the individuality was destroyed by heat, everything that made the organism what it was is still entirely present within the egg.
The artifact of the organism cannot be reconstructed or even discerned from either observation or deconstruction of the egg; this egg is inanimate, and will not incubate or hatch any life. By encapsulating the physical remains, I have enacted a temporary remove from the incessant cycles of the natural world. Despite having altered the biological ecology that would have digested the corpse and used the constituent materials to build new, living bodies, I hope to have germinated or fertilized a seed of contemplation in my sentient viewers of what it means to be made of material that used to be other beings.